NCHE

JUNE 25, 2023

The social studies standards focused on African American history, recently approved by the Florida Board of Education, sanitize historical acts of violence against Black Americans. History education in K-12 classrooms is often uncomfortable, and is always complex.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Originally designed as an academic conference to share research, the event brought together Florida K-12 and college teachers and students, national journalists and professionals from libraries and museums whose work focuses on history and civics.

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Civics K-12 Museum American History 145

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Since then, states such as Arkansas and Texas have also opposed the true teaching of the history of Black people in this country by dropping African American history courses and eliminating diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. is a senior professorial lecturer at the American University School of Education.

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Civic Engagement Education Civics K-12 128

The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2024

700: That’s roughly how many high schools are offering the College Board’s Advanced Placement African American Studies course this school year, more than 10 times as many that offered it a year earlier, when it debuted. Yet public flagships were created to educate the residents of their states , and most make that explicit. But the A.P.

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ED Surge

MAY 24, 2023

In the wake of the Atlanta Spa shootings and a surge in violence against Asian Americans throughout the pandemic, Illinois made history by becoming the first state to mandate that Asian American history be taught in public K-12 schools beginning in the 2022-23 school year. We all start somewhere.

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Inclusive Curriculum American History Primary Sources Professional Development 104

ED Surge

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Fortunately, in light of democracy’s fragility, there has been a steady increase in initiatives from federal and state governments to incorporate civics education in K-12 classrooms. In 2020, California adopted a State Seal of Civic Engagement that high school students can earn upon graduation.

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Civics Education Civic Engagement K-12 131

ED Surge

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The discussion tackled plenty of thorny issues facing K-12 and college instructors these days, including how to respond to pressures to ban books in schools, how to make classrooms a welcoming place for debate as schools and colleges grow more diverse, and how to respond to misinformation that students bring to classroom conversations.

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K-12 Pedagogy American History History 115

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

It could also help resolve the internal conflicts that many Asian Americans experience when dealing with their sense of identity. history instruction include an Asian American and Pacific Islander K-12 curriculum. She is a high school senior, a Queens native, and a K-drama fan.

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History Heritage K-12 American History 106

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2016

Board of Education, the landmark case that put in motion the Civil Rights Movement and remains a poignant moment in American history. Jennifer Riley-Collins is the executive director of the ACLU of Mississippi. May 17 th marked the 62nd anniversary of Brown v.

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History K-12 American History Economics 75

Zinn Education Project

JANUARY 2, 2024

These are tuition-free opportunities for K–12 educators to study a variety of humanities topics. Each year, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) funds summer institutes for teachers. Stipends help cover expenses for these programs, which vary in length from one to four weeks. The deadline to apply is March 5, 2024.

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K-12 Geography American History History 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2019

Morrison was reflecting on her 45-year career crafting some of the most moving and important novels in American history, days before publishing her 11th and final novel, God Help the Child , in 2015. Morrison’s fiction is often rooted in historical fact, including the bloodshed and violence that continue to mar American history.

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American History History Humanities High School 103

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 12, 2018

He laments that his tenure in Chicago will be remembered for this more than for creating community schools, increasing access to Advanced Placement classes in high schools, and raising the high school graduation rate by 12 percentage points. Rather, it is a call to action, seeking to generate a sense of urgency about American school reform.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Tim Bailey, director of education for the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and developer of the “EduHam” curriculum, said the Hamilton Education Program presents people of color and women as voices from the founding era that are often overlooked.

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Cultures American History Tradition Lesson Plan 110

TCI

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

TCI’s free social studies activities will keep students engaged throughout the year as they explore the history behind Labor Day and biographies for Black History Month. Review the list to find seasonal social studies lessons, primary source activities, and biographies for K-12 classrooms. presidents. Get the lessons.

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Social Studies Primary Sources Heritage K-12 52

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Maikko, 2, in pink, Terrance, 1, in red, and Nylah, behind Terrance, dance as their child care provider, Lorna Parks, foreground, claps during a visit by staffers from Detroit’s African-American History Museum. By comparison, 76 percent of the K–12 teaching force is female, and 20 percent are people of color.).

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K-12 Primary Sources Museum History 82

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2018

But even back when every school taught civics and American history, very few students attained adult literacy. Many people believe that social media and smartphones have diminished our reading abilities. Others blame schools and teachers for “failing” our kids, but the data suggest otherwise.

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Civics American History Elementary School Critical Thinking 102

The Hechinger Report

JULY 30, 2018

Meanwhile, at one of the tables in the hallway set up for kids working together, a girl named Silver Anderson said that doing three courses in Jaguar Academy (physical science, English and American history) gave her the schedule flexibility to meet with the band teacher on Friday mornings for an informal class in music theory and composition.

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Tradition Charter School High School Cultures 111

Sapiens

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Whereas I worked for many decades now with Native American communities in the U.S. So, if I was going to make, develop an op-ed around Native American history and culture I’ve written books, received grants and so on, I’m well prepared to make that argument. No actual expertise in that area. south west.

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Anthropology Archaeology Artifacts Heritage 122

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

There are also monthly themes that drive lessons and activities — African-American history in February, health and nutrition in March. On computer-free Wednesdays, teachers lead lessons on topics that routinely trip up students, addressing a particular math or literacy skill with the whole group, for example.

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Social Studies Tradition American History Government 81

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2017

Jeb Dickerson, who teaches American history to juniors in the pilot academy, found his students growing restless while working on independent projects he’d designed to give them more freedom. His grades slipped over the course of the year. RELATED: Light a fuse: How one state’s teachers sparking digital innovation.

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High School History Middle School Tradition 88

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2018

Ninth-grader Layla Stevens, 15, visited the National Museum of Jewish American History on one RWL trip. The students have visited places such as the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Temple University and a coffee factory. They are also preparing to intern twice a week next year with organizations across the city.

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Museum Junior High High School American History 91

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 18, 2017

The names and actions of many of these civil rights martyrs may be imprinted in American history, but in Mississippi, many landmarks of the movement have been destroyed.

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Museum Artifacts History Public School 78

The Hechinger Report

MAY 9, 2017

That’s because Parker offers what may be the nation’s most ambitious and comprehensive take on multiage education in middle and high school, breaking grades 7 to 12 into three divisions, with each division blending two grades together. Sometimes she even has a precocious eighth-grader or two and struggling 11th-graders. The Francis W.

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Elementary School Psychology Tradition Professional Development 75

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2021

The ban was recently reversed in response to widespread criticism, but it is emblematic of an ongoing campaign by state and local officials around the country to dictate how K-12 and college and university educators and students address race, history and social justice.

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Social Justice Education American History K-12 106

ED Surge

JUNE 2, 2023

i] Yet research on Asian Americans’ perceptions of belonging tells another story. Excerpts from our interviews with Asian American K-12 teachers shed light on some of these nuances. The Racialized Experiences of Asian American Teachers in the US: Applications of Asian Critical Race Theory to Resist Marginalization.”

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Heritage Education K-12 American History 101

Edthena

MARCH 26, 2021

Help your students see themselves when teaching American history. Here are some helpful tips on how to properly discuss race when teaching American history. . The CDC recently released its operational strategy guide for K-12 schools around implementation tips for safe in-person learning and school reopenings.

American History 52

American History Social Justice K-12 Professional Development 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

In Norfolk, Virginia, the juniors and seniors enrolled in an African American history class taught by Ed Allison were working on their capstone projects, using nearby Fort Monroe, the site where the first enslaved Africans landed in 1619, as a jumping off point to explore their family history.

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History American History Teaching K-12 98

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 16, 2023

Email Address Choose from our newsletters Weekly Update Future of Learning Higher Education Early Childhood Proof Points Leave this field empty if you’re human: ATLANTA – As more and more attempts to restrict discussion of gender and race in K-12 schools across the country take hold, where do the ideas go?

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K-12 Social Justice American History History 144

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Eight states have outlawed the teaching of critical race theory , or CRT, a concept they believe will negatively influence their K-12 students. We must insist that the American History we teach in our schools includes discussions of the systemic racism that has defined and divided our country.

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American History K-12 Civics History 99

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

I never took a course in African American history during that time, the late 1980s and early 90s, despite being enveloped in Blackness in my neighborhoods, churches and schools. My knowledge of Black history came as sprinkling rain, a paltry amount that was never enough to have a significant impact.

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Heritage Cultures K-12 American History 98

The Hechinger Report

JULY 18, 2016

The evidence of American history is that in the absence of intentional policy choices we get more segregation – not less; we get more inequality – not less,” King said in a meeting curated by New Schools for New Orleans on July 2 during his visit to the Essence Festival.

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Charter School Private School American History Government 75

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

We’ve been waiting since the end of February for this basic information, which will give K-12 schools, childcare providers, Head Start programs, and higher education institutions a comprehensive strategy to reopen. And to carry out the guidance, K-12 schools and other education providers will need a lot of money.

Civics 88

Civics K-12 American History History 88

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 12, 2023

The anti-CRT efforts to restrict how race is taught have clashed with initiatives in several states, including South Dakota, Oklahoma and New Mexico, to teach Native American history — which has often been left out of instruction — more accurately and fully. And so they just don’t, so there is no Native history being taught.”

American History 145

American History History K-12 Cultures 145

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

The students are all in a science and engineering program, one of 12 career tracks designed by the 21,878-student district that encompasses Greeley and nearby Evans, a small river town with a growing Hispanic population. They had been asked to fashion an advertising campaign for their school’s sports teams, the Wolverines.

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K-12 High School Library Elementary School 94

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2020

Increasing the number of black educators in K-12 spaces is essential. For much of American history, it was against the law to teach blacks how to read and write. School counselors must be aware of the existence of HBCUs, and they should introduce HBCUs to black students and other students of color.

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K-12 Charter School American History History 144

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 14, 2018

The National Endowment for the Humanities is sponsoring “American Reconstruction: The Untold Story,” a summer institute for teachers in grades K-12 in July 2018, at the University of South Carolina Beaufort. history and its legacy today.” Senate, Blanche K. Twenty-five teachers will be selected to attend.

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Teaching Primary Sources K-12 History 107

ED Surge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

That money came through a federal program that pumped $24 billion in grants to child care centers across the country to keep them running during the pandemic — part of the single largest investment in child care in American history. The local McDonalds advertises $13 an hour — $12 at the Piggly Wiggly. Democratic Gov.

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K-12 Advocacy American History Library 122